2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWashington State elector says he won't vote for Hillary even if she wins
Hillary Clinton has now to secure 271 EV, as one elector for Washington State (Bernie Sanders' supporting activist) has just informed that he will not vote for her:
https://twitter.com/Taniel/status/794680490452205568
Johnny2X2X
(18,745 posts)This democracy is at stake.
still_one
(91,965 posts)and if this asshole plays this kind of game with our democracy, I hope it costs him a lot money in legal fees and penalties, and I hope he can't afford it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faithless_elector
What he is telling the voters in his state is that he will not honor the will of the people
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,112 posts)In 1976 one voted for Reagan instead of Gerald Ford who carried the state. The faithless elector law was passed soon after.
still_one
(91,965 posts)kimbutgar
(20,882 posts)LisaM
(27,762 posts)How can anyone think Hillary is a clone of Donald Trump? HOW? It's as cockeyed as Nader equating Bush and Gore.
molova
(543 posts)AP reports the elector will not vote for Hillary Clinton.
http://www.nbc26.com/news/national/electoral-college-voter-said-he-will-nott-vote-for-clinton
radius777
(3,624 posts)we've seen this in history before, repeats itself.
Fascism rose in the 30's with significant help from the left. (notice how this guy repeats the same conspiratorial alt-right 'she's a criminal' type buzzwords).
How Dems allowed this to happen is beyond me. She can't afford to lose any electoral votes at this point, and now this shitstain comes along and tries to subvert the will of the people.
Stallion
(6,473 posts)I can see Nate trying to turn it off